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PAFQUQHHS GAME APPARATUS Filed May 7,

1921 5 Sheeis-Sheet l Juy ME, 19.23'

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dri-ly lill? The.. TDW a' m rt i. i tk Peron" Application filed Slay ".1,

Li 'o all whom ir' may concern.:

Be it known that l, @einer Parona-1re,

in which the balls are bowled'or rolled at a target and it has for its object generally to adapt such apparatus for use places of public resort and to be used with frequency without requiring the services of a special attendant@ it aims to provide iniproved means whereby the score is indicated automatically, according to 'the r lative To provide means whereby the scoring devices can be reset the end of a string or series oi balls `rolled there shall be concealed during the resetting',

so as to 1prevent unfair manipulation by .the player, means whereby a detini'te number or balls shall be released for 'the player. rlhese and other features of improvement will be referred to more in detail hereinafter. rlhe several :features ot improvement are illustrated in the accompanying drawings as embodied in a suitable and convenient form oit apparatus Yand in the drawings- Figure l is a top View, more or less diagrammatic, illustrating generally the arrangement ot the alley on which the balls are bowled and on which they are returned to the player.

Figure 2 is a view oi the saine in side elevation, also somewhat diagrammatic.

Figure` 2A is a diagrammatic view in-section on the plane indicated by the line 2a oi Figure 2. 1

Figure 3 is a detail view in side elevation illustrating particularly the means whereby the player can release a definite number oit balls and at the 'Sametime reset the scoring devices. Figure i is apartial top view oi' vices shown in Figure.

the delligure 5 is a detail view partly in horizontal section indicated by 'the broken line 5-5 ot Figure 3.

Figures 6 and lere detail views in vertical section respectively on dicated on the brokenv lines of Figure 3.

the planes in- 6--6 and T-Z Figure 8 is a detail view of a target and scoring devices in portion horizontal me @-8 oic Figur@ l0.

Figure 9 is a view in front elevation, with parts ibroken away, of the target and scoring devices.

Figure l() is a view elevation, looking' from the ure Q., with the housing shown in section.

Figure llis a detail view in side ele a tion the scoi" j resetting devices shown rin the upper part of lEigures 9 l i0 as indicated by the broken line l1` 9, but on a larger scale.

ure i2 is a detail View in ierontelevai of a portion the resettingdevic s] igure i3 is a detail View in vertical section on the plane indicated'by the broken line "i3-i3 oi? Figure 9.

Figure le is a detail view in section on the plane indicated by 'the arrow lil-inlligure i3.

Figure 15 is adetail View in section on the plane indicated by `the broken line l5 t Figure 1d.

lligiire 16 is a detail view in rear elevation ot parts indicated by the arrow in Figure il.

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ier., tiene in The torni ot alley in which the scoring f and other features of the invention are prei:- erably embodied, is sui'iiciently indicated in Figures l, 2 and 2^, the position oi? the player being indicated at a and the position of the target at a. The tloor of the alley on which the balls are rolled, as indicated at a2, is relatively narrow and is inclined, so -that the balls are rolled by the player up hill from the players stand a toward the target a, the incline being preferably curvedsomewhat as shown, rather than straight. it each side 'of the narrow floor a2 on which the balls must be rolled, is a. trough a, onto which the balls will 'allit they are `not properly directed by the player on the door a2 and into which the balls are directed from' the target. the troughs 0:3 being also inclined downwardly toward the players stand so that the balls shall be returned by gravity to the players stand.

it the players end o' one 'ot the return troughs a3, preferably at the right hand side, is a compartment Z), shown particularly in vFigures 2, 3, 4, (3 and 7, intowhich may be admitted a definite number of balls and in which they are held by' the hinged swinging side b oithe compartment withl its t section on th plane indicated by 'the broken l' 0 lill@ wer lil o is `lower cei artment c, open he top, as at in Figures l and at a po beyond the top 3 of the compartment Z), so that the balls can be taken out by the pla as required.

The gate Z2 of the.compartment Z) can be operated to release the balls by any convenient means. ln the construction shown the gate is operated by the movement of the same hand lever Z which is used to reset the scoring devices, as hereinafter described.

` rlhis lever Z, mounted on a pivot al', co-op.-

erates with a bent, cam lever Z2, -which is pivoted on a vertical axis, as at Z3 andV in turn coacts with an arm bt which is extended upwardly from the gate Z2', so that as the lever Z is pulled rearwardly by the player the lever Z2 is caused to act upon the arm bt to swing' the gate b and release the balls from the compartment Z). The lever (Z may be coin controlled, as illustratedin Figures 3 and 5. rllvhe coin, indicated at e in Figure 5, is dropped into a chute e and at the bottom thereof rests in the path of a pin e2 carried by a spring arm e3, by which. the pin is normally withdrawn. A spring pressed lockinw lever e4, pivoted at e5 and forked at its en as at e, tostand normally in the path of movement of the lever eZ, but permitting limited initial movement thereof, has at e7 an aperture which registers with the pin e2. The lever Z carries a cam lever (Z4, to co-operate with the spring lever e3 which carries the pin e2. The initial 'move ment 'of the lever Z is sufeient to press the pin e2 toward the lever e4. If there is no coin' in the chute e, in the path of the pin 62,-the lever e4 is undisturbed by the movement of the pin e2, which passes freely through the opening e7, but if a coin, as e, stands in the path of the pin e2, then the initial movement of the lever Z causes-the stop lever e4 to be swung out 'of the path of further movement of the lever Z and therefore permits the lever Z to have its complete effective movement which, as already described, moves the gate b to release the balls. The means by which the movement of the lever Z effects the resetting of the scoringl or indicating devices will be described hereinafter. As there may be in the return trough a? more balls than should be released by the movement of the gate b', there .is provided -a cut-off, operated by the movement of the gate to prevent the entrance of more than the proper number of balls into the compartment Z). As shown particularly in Figures' 8 and 7 the cut-ofi plate 55, pivoted at bc on an arm ZN extended upwardly from the 'ate b', and adapted to swing into position etween the last ball in the compartment?) and the next ball outside V'the free'end of the lever g.

downwardly `to prevent the co ipartment of other oalls which may be in 'the trough (L3.

ln `the target end of the alley is a board or wall f in which. are three openii j" f2, and f3, with corresponding openings as, and a in the floor i2 and communicae ing respectively with the openings f, ,f2 and f3. .-f a ball, rolled by the player, enters the central opening f2, a5 it scores the maxi.- mum number ofl points, while if it enters either one of the side openings f, Li or it, a, it scores a smaller number of points. li' the ball enters the central opening f2, Z5 it falls directly upon a lever g which is hinged at g. If the ball enters the opening f, u. it falls directly upon a lever g2, which is pivoted at g3, is arranged transversely with respect to the levers g and is placed above the lever g so that compression of the lever ,//2 will cause movement ofthe lever r/ but only through a fraction, preferably one-half, of the angular movement of the lever g when it is itself depressed by the falling of a ball upon it. A chute al, shown by broken lines in Figure 9 directs the ball which enters the opening f a4' toward the free end of the lever g2, which stands directly under the opening f3, a, so that a ball which enters either of the two side openings acts upon the lever g2. A chute as directs the ball which enters the central opening f2 af upon Since a ball which enters the central opening produces, for example, double the movement of the lever g, which is produced by a ball which enters either of the side openings and acts upon the lever g through the lever f/g, the scoring or indicating mechanism may be actuated directly by the lever g alone, the movement of the `scoring or indicating devices which is effected by a ball which enters the central .opening being, for example, twice that which is effected by a ball which enters one of the side openings. The scoring or indicating mechanism will now be explained.

On 'a horizontal axis It, within the housing a, is mounted a drum or reel or central frame Zz. in which are mounted to swing on separate axes h2, number plates It, which may be numbered consecutively Zero, Hfty, one hundred, one hundred and fifty. etc., up to and including one thousand. The reel is advanced one step. to release onenumber plate, by each ball which enters one of the side openings in the target, and is advanced two steps. to release two number plates, hy each ball which enters the center openingvin the target, the mechanism bym, 130

which this is accomplished being described ICC - plate has been released and exposed hereinafter. lilachfnurnloer plate, as it is feleased, becomes visible to the player through a sig t opening am in' the housing e. Each number plate falls into view by swinging upon its own axis andthe several number plates which are in readiness be releised are retained, until the carrier reel receives the movement by which eacli should bereleased, by a retainer which may consist or" a plate pivote'd to the supporting trame t and held yieldingly in position by a spring 2.

@ne of the side members Zul', oli the carrier reel is formed with ratchet teeth, as shown in Figures 9, l() and ll, is adapted to be engaged by a spring pressed pawl h5 which is carried by en arm it, mounted on the anisI it. @ne end ot the pawl carrying arm t may be connected, es by a chain if, with the lever g, as shown in Figure l0, end the pawl carrying arm may be suitably counter balanced, as by a spring or weight ha, to maintain the lever g, and the lever g2 as well, in elevated position in readiness or operation. lfllien the 'carrier reel is ao;-

vanced one step, by the means described, one numberplate h3, will be released and fall into View and if the carrier reel is advanced two steps, two number plates will be leased, the second of the two being visib through the sight opening am. A stop 'A it?, shown in ull lines in Figure 9 a f" i broken lines in` Figures l0 and ll, me le provided to prevent reverse movement of the carrier reelu l For the resetting of the indicat'ug or scoring devices the carrier reel it is rotatej 'u a forward direction until the 'Vrd/J, this operation being effected by inc-vement o t the lever d above mentioned. is indicated in .Figures 3, l0, ll and 13, the lever al is connected by a wire i@ with a lever s, the tree end of which` is connected by a connector k2 with one end ot a lever la,

the other end ot which is connected by a flexible and elastic connector1 ist with a drum its. The latter is mounted on the axis ZL together `with a second drum le to which may be connected, by a flexible connector icl a weight las, wound in opposition to the connector ist for the purpose of restoring the drum is, 7c to normal position after operation. @n the drum c5is mounted a spring pressed pawl 769 adapted to engage a lug it on the adjacent end ot the carrier reel Zt', so that the carrier reel shall be moved l"o'r wardly, until the` zero number plate is enposed, by the movement of the lever al, the pawl is being so mounted as to permit the pawl and lug toipass each other when the carrier reel advances with respect the drum or the drum is reversed witn respect to the carrier reel.

' ln order that the player shellnot, by

that the number plates be concealed from view during Vmovement of the carrier reel /L" by the operation o: lever (Z. Accordingly there is provided a shutter Z, shown Figures 9 l0, which is carried by an arm Z secured to a short arm Z2, shown also in Figures ll, 1 3 and 16, which is pivoted to the trarne at Z3 and' normally is drawn rearwardly and downwardly, against a stop Zl, by L spring Z5, the shutter Z being then held in its elevated position, as shown in Figure l0. The lever Zeg, which is moved in the resetting operation, is armed with a lug 7010 wiiic1 in the effective movement of the lever feg, coacts wit a spring pressed stop ZG on the arm Z2, and with the arm Z2 its/slt', thereby. causing the'arnis Z2 and Z to be moved from the position shown in full lines in Figure l0 the position wwwiown in broken lines, with the shut er -Z inuerpose the sight ope ring al@ i the housing a9 and the exposed number plate. As the lever k3 completes its movement the lug 701 passes beyond the end of the arrn Z2 and permits tbear o s Z and Z2 te be restored to their in ie-.l positions by *le spring Finally, when he lever ,7c3 returns to its initial position the yielding stop Z'3 permits the lugclo to nass, as indicated in Figure l5. ln order ue scoring reel fr', in the resetting operation, shall be stopped with certainty when the nero number pla-te is exposed there is hung loosely on the axis ZL a stop arm m with "unich the spring pres ed yielding pawl acts when the reel has been moved to ose the zero number plate, the ru m Ulien resting upon a lixed stop e stop arrn, however, has limited capacity for upward swinging movement at when the resetting drum is restored to position by its weight /cE the pawl Zr shall be moved slightly upward from its zero position so as to be in position to engage the lug itl@ on the carrier reel as soon as the reel is moved forward from its zero position through only one step.

'lt will non* be understood that in the use of improved game apparatus each ball bowled occasions a Yforward movement ot t le indicating or scoring mechanism through one step or two steps according to the value of the target opening entered by the ball, and that each ball is returned through the return chute as to the players position. lZlZhen the player has bowled the full number of balls the number plate visible through the sight opening,l in the housing indicates his "full score. the same player desires scribed and is drawn bac between,

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vice comprising a carrying reel and a plurality of number plates mounted thereon, a drum mounted on the same axis as the carrying reel but independently thereof and having a pawl for engagement with the' reel, means to rotate the drum in a forward direction to rotate the reel to its initial position and means to rotate the drum reversely to its initial position.

2. rlhe combination of an indicating device comprising a carrying reel and a plurality of number plates mounted thereon, a drum mounted in the same axis as the carrying reel but independently thereof and having' a. pawl adapted to engage the reel to effeet forward movement thereof with the May, A.

it movenient V1e drinn in r the reel to its to rotate the drinn .i positie 3. rlhe 'combination ot an indicating` Vdevice comprising a carrying reel and plurality of number plates mounted thcaenn7 a drum mounted in e san'ie axis as the cai rying reel but independently7 thereof and having a pavvl adapted to engage the reel to effect forward movement ot' the reel, means to rotate the drum in a forward direction to rotate the reel to its initial position, means to rotate the drum reversely to its initial position and means to check positivelyv the forward movement ofthe drum in its initial position.

4. In a device as described having an indicating device, an arm carrying a shutter to conceal the indicating device duringv such continuous forward movement and actuated bv Said lever during its effective movement, said arm having a yielding stop to engage the lever when the latter is movingin one direction and to permit independent movement of the lever .in the opposite direction.

This saecification signed this 6th day of CHRIST PPOUCHIS. 

